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[Peterpools]

Help needed
On the Tamiya P-15D kit, for the 'A' version, the instructions show an antenna on the vertical stabilizer. I'm doing a P-51D-20 which is a late model D; Big Beautiful Doll and it's nearly impossible to tell from my photographs if that antenna was actually on the aircraft. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as this is the last item I need to address before attaching closing up the two fuselage halve.
Thanks
Peter

Edited by Peterpools, 28 August 2012 - 05:43 PM.

[TimC]

In this photo, she appears to have the AN/APS-13 Tail Warning Radar Antenna (circled in red).

Image taken from: Davis, Larry (1981). P-51 Mustang In Action, Squadron Signal Publishing, Carrollton. TX p. 42

[Peterpools]

Tim
I've looked at this photo a number of times and just couldn't make it out. Thanks for your eagle eyes. Next item to be installed on BBD.
Thanks again
Peter

[D.B. Andrus]

Tim

Here is a drawing of the APS-13 Tail Warning Radar as used on the P-51:




It was also used as a fuzing device(oriented to transmit and receive toward the front) on Little Boy and Fat Man, the atom bombs used on Japan:



HTH,

D.B.

[harvey]

P-38M's (at least) Used them also. Located on the bottom of the right tail. Gonna include it in my build......Harv

[Peterpools]

Thanks Guys. Installing it next.
Peter